DCFS has made small steps in improving child placement but troubling issues persist
Illinois’ child welfare agency has made small steps in improving how kids in its care are placed, but problems persist.
Man accused of threatening to shoot DCFS workers
A Paragould man is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond after police said he threatened to shoot employees with the ...
Five big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
Though the state faces a critical child care shortage, the government has not made it easy to open new facilities. These are ...
Many local foster children placed in relatives' care
A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new bill recently ...
Ogden parents plead for help finding teen who went missing from group home
A couple is desperately searching for their daughter who disappeared from a group homes last month.Parents Plead for Help Finding Missing Ogden Teen, Highlight ...
Daycare Worker Allegedly Puts Boy, 4, in Trash Can After He Refuses to Nap: I ‘Had No Words,' Mother Says
An employee at The Learning Lab, a preschool in Homewood, Ill., allegedly put a 4-year-old boy in a trash can after he ...
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Nod to divert Sharavathy Valley land for project causes wildlife worry
The DCFs, in their site inspection reports, highlighted negative impacts of the project on the fragile ecosystem of Western ...
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund 2024 Annual Commentary
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund returned -1.58% in the fourth quarter while the Russell 3000 returned 2.63%. Read more here.
Homewood day care worker caught on camera putting child in garbage can: 'I had no words'
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban daycare worker was caught on camera putting a child in a garbage can. The child's parents say they are shocked by what they are calling outright cruelty, in an ...